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ROBE VAGUE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-02-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Textile Industries
- Women's Clothing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sack dress
1, record 1, English, sack%20dress
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sacque dress 2, record 1, English, sacque%20dress
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the years since the New Look, several silhouettes have flourished for a time -- the sack dress, the miniskirt, the maxi among them. But the phenomenon of the New Look has yet to be duplicated. 1, record 1, English, - sack%20dress
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Dior's Decade - Women'sFashions of the 1950s. Silhouette ... silhouettes were more varied. On these outlines, women wore a trim bodice and very full knee-length skirt, or a fitted short, boxy jacket or blouse with a pencil-straight skirt. One style that hid all the rest, literally, was the cocoon-like sacque dress and coat, which fitted the shoulders and bloomed at the waist and hips. 2, record 1, English, - sack%20dress
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Industries du textile
- Vêtements pour dames
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- robe vague
1, record 1, French, robe%20vague
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- robe-sac 1, record 1, French, robe%2Dsac
correct, feminine noun
- robe ample 2, record 1, French, robe%20ample
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Robe-sac : robe qui n’est pas ajustée à la taille. 1, record 1, French, - robe%20vague
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Vague : Qui n’est pas ajusté, serré. - Flou, lâche. 1, record 1, French, - robe%20vague
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Women's Clothing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- duster 1, record 2, English, duster
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
--a woman's loose-fitting unlined summer coat made of lightweight material. 1, record 2, English, - duster
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Vêtements pour dames
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- peignoir 1, record 2, French, peignoir
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
--sorte de robe de chambre, généralement légère, que les femmes portent en négligé à la maison. Son style est le même que celui du peignoir de Dami classique, ou encore elle est de forme vague et de longueur moyenne 1, record 2, French, - peignoir
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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